Nearly 2,000 AO child victims and disabled children rehabilitated

Wed, 10/27/2004 - 12:07

10/27/2004 -- 10:46(GMT+7)

Ha Noi, Oct. 27 (VNA) - Nearly 2,000 Agent Orange child victims and disabled children have, since 2001, been rehabilitated at 26 centres in 20 provinces and cities across the country.

These rehabilitation centres were built under a project jointly carried out by the Viet Nam Fund in Support of Children and the National Committee for Population, Family and Children.

Literary, art circles delighted at VN's joining Berne Convention

Wed, 10/27/2004 - 12:03

Literary, art circles delighted at Viet Nam's joining copyright convention
10/27/2004 -- 20:37(GMT+7)

Ha Noi (VNA) - The majority of the literary and art circles in Viet Nam were enthusiastic about the country's joining the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works on Oct. 26, said Vu Manh Chu, Head of the Culture and Information Ministry's Literary-Art Copyright Department.

Berne copyright convention comes into effect in VN

Wed, 10/27/2004 - 11:47

Beginning on October 26, foreign books translated into Vietnamese might be more difficult to find in bookstores throughout the country as the Berne Convention becomes effective in Viet Nam.

Viet Nam has officially become the 156th member of the international treaty on the protection of copyrights in literature, science and arts publication.

Under the convention, Viet Nam has to respect and protect the copyright reservations for works of literature, arts and science from 155 other member nations and in return, its works will be protected in those countries as well.

Five more projects licensed in Dung Quat

Wed, 10/27/2004 - 11:45

QUANG NGAI — The Dung Quat Economic Zone Management Authority in the central province of Quang Ngai has granted business licenses to five new investment projects. The new initiatives in the Economic Zone (EZ) will bring with them a registered capital of VND304.1 billion (nearly US$19.3 million).

Vietnam’s competitiveness not declining; finance minister

Wed, 10/27/2004 - 11:41

It was “not accurate” to say Vietnam’s competitiveness is declining as in a recent report by the World Economic Forum, said Vietnam’s Finance Minister during the 6th National Assembly session Oct. 25 in Hanoi.

The competitiveness of Vietnam’s economy is improving although it is not really excellent, Finance Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung told the press on the sidelines of the NA session.

Vietnamese ministries, sectors and domestic businesses have the same opinion, Mr. Hung said.

Vietnam ideal place for Taiwanese, Korean investors

Wed, 10/27/2004 - 11:32

As the country’s top foreign investors, the Taiwanese and Koreans said they continued to choose Vietnam as their favorite destination for investment because of its low labor costs and links to other countries.

In the first nine months of this year, Taiwan was the largest foreign investor in Vietnam, followed by Korea, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Korean investors said they were attracted to a U.S.-Vietnam bilateral trade pact, which provided a channel for Korean-backed exports to the U.S., as well as Vietnam's entrepreneurial spirit.

Int’l experts make suggestions for Vietnam’s tourism law

Wed, 10/27/2004 - 11:00

Vietnam’s tourism law should encourage private investments, facilitate the establishment of national tourism strategies and policies, and be enforced by a tourism police force, experts suggested Oct 25.

The international tourism experts from the International Tourism Organization (ITO) and the Dutch Development Organization (DDO) gave their opinions in a seminar hosted by the Vietnamese National Tourism Administration (VNTA) in Hanoi to discuss elements of Vietnam’s tourism law.

Vietnam's economy keeps growing high

Tue, 10/26/2004 - 17:58

The Government, in its report to the on-going sixth session of the 11th Legislature, pointed out that the country maintained a high gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 7.6% in the first ten months of the year despite facing various difficulties and challenges.

Diversifying investment into science and technology

Tue, 10/26/2004 - 17:55

Chairman of the National Assembly Commission for Science, Technology and Environment Ho Duc Viet stressed at the opening day of the eleventh National Assembly's sixth session on Monday that investment should be diversified to further develop scientific and technological potential in order to enable a number of high-tech industries to reach a regional state-of-the-art level by 2010.

Voters expect gov’t to toughen fight against corruption

Tue, 10/26/2004 - 17:46

Vietnamese voters expect the government, in its 6th National Assembly session starting Oct. 25, to focus its efforts on fighting corruption at all levels, according to a report by the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

When the month-long National Assembly (NA) session convenes on Monday, the representative of the people, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), will present a report based on voters’ suggestions of issues which needed immediate government attention.

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